tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post5089428810597444065..comments2015-03-03T17:31:38.492-05:00Comments on A CUP OF JO: 14 Surprising Things about Parenting in Australia Joanna Goddardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18109285188206811042noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-39543112865888386262014-11-25T14:24:22.570-05:002014-11-25T14:24:22.570-05:00nice article...
Obat Bius | Obat Bius Wanita | Ju...nice article...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tokoobatbiusasli.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Obat Bius | Obat Bius Wanita | Jual Obat Bius</a><br><br /><br />thank you for the information regards success only father / mother Jual Obat Biushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10941163339314442879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-43909075687131366532014-10-22T23:09:04.464-04:002014-10-22T23:09:04.464-04:00As an Australian mum (in Melbourne) I enjoyed read...As an Australian mum (in Melbourne) I enjoyed reading an expat&#39;s take on what parenting is like in Australia. So many things I take for granted are actually quite odd :)Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01448689498988970485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-29364552418889944452014-10-14T11:33:09.483-04:002014-10-14T11:33:09.483-04:00Great post! Thanks for sharing your story.
I bel...Great post! Thanks for sharing your story. <br /><br />I believe in the &#39;opportunity to connect&#39;... We as parents should always on a look out position, always waiting for opportunity how to connect with our kids, especially the big ones. If we are just always ready, we could see these opportunities everyday. :)<br /><br />Anne<br />http://www.LearningChild.com.au/Anne Gregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403713356329399222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-61699533602210571732014-08-18T19:56:22.163-04:002014-08-18T19:56:22.163-04:00Thank you for this great series. I was procrastina...Thank you for this great series. I was procrastinating on a university assignment about Australian Identity, and coincidently this was relevant anyway! <br />As an Australian I have always thought the comments about the use of aussie slang are far fetched, however words like &#39;slippery dip&#39; and &#39;sausage sizzle&#39; are actually everyday words for me and must sound so silly to people outside of Australia. <br />I don&#39;t agree with how dangerous Gaby has said Australia is, I&#39;ve never met a shark or crocodile, and barely a snake. It possibly comes down to being educated from a young age to be cautious in certain situations, where as tourists have to learn this in a short period of time. The only animal I&#39;ve had troubles with in my 25 years is a magpie, and that was during spring.<br />Also agree with the on the surface friendliness of aussies, and am glad to hear motherhood introduced you to a close group of friends.<br />Jade Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244928518758433516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-61293739945770671502014-08-18T17:59:51.772-04:002014-08-18T17:59:51.772-04:00This was passed onto me by an American Mum friend....This was passed onto me by an American Mum friend. As a Sydney Australian Mum living in the USA, its true, Australia really cannot be more culturally different from the USA but i LOVED LOVED LOVED how spot on this Canadian Mum living in Sydney was in her observations of the people living down under and their culture! Brilliant! It made me so home sick!Gina McClementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06029664867490947996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-91407859684579206182014-08-16T02:41:10.996-04:002014-08-16T02:41:10.996-04:00I love this!! I will definitely be reading the res...I love this!! I will definitely be reading the rest of your series Joanna!<br /><br />As an aussie through and through i LOVE VEGGIEMITE!!! Please don&#39;t hate me ha ha ha ha Or peanut butter and jam (I don&#39;t like that but my son does lol)<br /><br />Re; the life guards, there are that many beaches across australia that to man them all would be such a huge task (And as someone else has said they are mostly made up of volunteers)<br /><br />Winter is cold this yr! ok, not as bad as you americans/canadians but I&#39;m freezing my tooth off today and I&#39;m over it! ha ha ha <br /><br />Summers are wonderful! Although last yr and the yr before was ridiculously hot, like a couple of weeks in the 30-40&#39;s :| <br /><br />I live 3 hours south of sydney in a coastal town with one of the whitest beaches in the southern hemisphere and this place is magical and we are so blessed, even with all our creepy, crawly dangerous animals ha ha ha And like others have said i don&#39;t even notice the dangerous animals.<br /><br />But let me tell you the kangaroos, are a pest and i want to scare all the ones near my house away lol My friend who lives on a farm they kill them because they are such a pest in australia especially to the farmers…. <br /><br />And travelling to bali is only 6 hours! Thats nothing ;) I am driving 11 hours next weekend to see a friend (on said above farm) for a surprise. I travel an hr or so every day in the car for uni and what not. I think we are not as fased by distance because we do live in such a huge country so we know no different!<br /><br />But Gaby you did such a great description!!! Sam *accidentaldesignbaby*http://www.blogger.com/profile/17340725779551170046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-51269363292168545652014-08-15T04:45:20.456-04:002014-08-15T04:45:20.456-04:00I love this series! There are some great ideas fro...I love this series! There are some great ideas from around the world about parenting. <br /><br />As a Sydneysider I agree with a lot of what Gaby says, in particular how isolated and expensive Sydney is. You can tell I am local as I had never noticed we say &quot;not bad&quot; rather than &quot;fine&quot;Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406009257387629372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-1236973904838402672014-08-15T02:37:14.263-04:002014-08-15T02:37:14.263-04:00I&#39;m from New Zealand and everything she has sa...I&#39;m from New Zealand and everything she has said is very similar here! It&#39;s hilarious reading some of this as it seems so second nature to us! <br /><br />Always look forward to this series- they are so interesting.Isobelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772753171414837534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-70145161445752894402014-08-14T16:57:20.149-04:002014-08-14T16:57:20.149-04:00I LOVE, LOVE reading articles on Motherhood Around...I LOVE, LOVE reading articles on Motherhood Around the World. Please keeping coming. ThanksVivian Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00605132061328934003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-33160817277469891292014-08-14T16:55:38.361-04:002014-08-14T16:55:38.361-04:00I am not a mom yet but I LOVE, LOVE reading Thing ...I am not a mom yet but I LOVE, LOVE reading Thing about Parenting!! Please keep it coming!!.Vivian Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00605132061328934003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-8177956659870599622014-08-14T16:55:24.441-04:002014-08-14T16:55:24.441-04:00Haha, &quot;slippery dip&quot;! I haven&#39;t hear...Haha, &quot;slippery dip&quot;! I haven&#39;t heard that in a while (Australian in Paris).Lauren Lou Batehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242026590782983278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-69513507293759148222014-08-14T12:03:31.983-04:002014-08-14T12:03:31.983-04:00Joanna, I cannot tell you how much I love this ser...Joanna, I cannot tell you how much I love this series. I am not a mother, but I am fascinated by people and their cultures, and how people relate to each other. It is so interesting to see how after we have children, we become more open and can relate way more easily to other people from all kinds of background and culture. Those things actually seem to become secondary, and flexibility and adaptation become key elements. <br /><br />We need to remember this is not what Australia is like, because what it is like very relative. This is Sydney seen through Gaby&#39;s eyes, who is from Vancouver, Canada. So, so fascinating! Thanks for sharing your experience, Gaby! :)<br /><br />Thank you!Belahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518038371053952552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-21034431142787754012014-08-14T11:04:56.329-04:002014-08-14T11:04:56.329-04:00This is such a fascinating series. I think it woul...This is such a fascinating series. I think it would be awesome to do a similar series set within the US as well. Like most New Yorkers, I tend to fantasize (compulsively) about raising our child outside of the city. I have very elaborate day dreams about all these places and the lives we would lead in them. It would be so interesting to hear what day to day real life is actually like in these places (not just Instagram snippets). What&#39;s a Tuesday at home with your children actually look like in Portland Maine? Or Kansas City? Pittsburgh PA? Nantucket? Etc. I&#39;m sure it would shed a new perspective on motherhood across the board.Emma Spear-Brodskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03991225809228838035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-30654033310047268372014-08-14T05:47:02.728-04:002014-08-14T05:47:02.728-04:00Such a fantastic, fascinating series. As a Sydneys...Such a fantastic, fascinating series. As a Sydneysider born &amp; bred- but now living in Dubai (with my American hubby &amp; about to have my first baby)- I must say this post made me super homesick! How I yearn for my wonderful (albeit insanely expensive!) city!!! Oh, &amp; diehard Vegemite fan for life! ;)Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05720442778428430131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-51615699227282828272014-08-13T22:28:40.944-04:002014-08-13T22:28:40.944-04:00I&#39;m from Perth but living in NYC and this made...I&#39;m from Perth but living in NYC and this made me so wonderfully homesick - thanks Gaby and all of the other Aussies who chimed in with their comments. <br /><br />Fresh air and vegemite. A must for any happy morning. :)<br /><br />And seriously... midwives, neighborhood mothers support group and sleep schools are such a gift. Everytime my friends back &quot;home&quot; mentioned it to me, I was beyond jealous. Not to mention the health care system and holiday time ;) Those things really do add up to have such a beneficial impact on a new family and their emotional welfare. <br /><br />Thanks Jo, this series is just wonderful!emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14023807815956382469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-71621254140020929482014-08-13T22:05:15.522-04:002014-08-13T22:05:15.522-04:00Amazing. I loved reading this. What a great series...Amazing. I loved reading this. What a great series of posts! Thanks!Sally Dupaixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392096370519994269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-33501561796337847792014-08-13T14:26:37.705-04:002014-08-13T14:26:37.705-04:00I found this really interesting and neat to hear h...I found this really interesting and neat to hear her comparisons since I&#39;m from Canada as well.<br /><br />The neatest things are the slang and sayings. So different and neat!Amanda @ A.Co est. 1984http://www.blogger.com/profile/06025586220505577002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-45813563794698343972014-08-13T11:20:21.232-04:002014-08-13T11:20:21.232-04:00I think I would like Australia, mostly because of ...I think I would like Australia, mostly because of the climate. I grew up w. an English father and my husband is English, so the slang wouldn&#39;t be too hard for me to learn. Australia sounds somewhat like a warm Canada (I live in Canada). I can relate to the high cost of living, but being paid well. That&#39;s what my city is like. Australia is a bit far away for me, though... I would rather move to the States. The scary poisonous bugs and sharks definitely freak me out, but then so does winter driving for 7 months of the year here! Dangers are relative I suppose.Meadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07126077381909912279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-24214158945478304742014-08-13T09:33:27.493-04:002014-08-13T09:33:27.493-04:00How interesting that this theme was features on NP...How interesting that this theme was features on NPR: http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/08/12/339825261/global-parenting-habits-that-havent-caught-on-in-the-u-sTherese Komarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654871744951912117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-20329539493074041772014-08-13T08:24:57.607-04:002014-08-13T08:24:57.607-04:00I loved this article, Thank you Gaby for sharing! ...I loved this article, Thank you Gaby for sharing! You have depicted Australian living beautifully. The memories of growing up in outback Australia with Big Red Kangaroos cruising around in the backyard were some of my most fondest. I totally remember my mother making me walk around with a big stick at dusk &#39;just incase&#39;. One reader said that description was &quot;way off the mark&quot; but not for all of us!!! I totally voucher for the annoying &#39;no central heating&#39;. I have never lived in a house with it and Sydney winters do get a bit chilly, even most houses in the southern areas of oz (where it gets really cold!) don&#39;t have it. If you live around the Inner West Gaby we should definitely go for one of those $17 cocktails- and only one because they truly do cost as much or more than a meal!!!!Neesha Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922867363452047154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-28385567058310088302014-08-13T07:01:13.310-04:002014-08-13T07:01:13.310-04:00Hey all! Just thought I&#39;d weigh in on a few th...Hey all! Just thought I&#39;d weigh in on a few things that came up…<br /><br />Darrin and Cassie - the pool is at Bondi Icebergs :)<br /><br />Re: annual leave… After one year at a job, you are entitled to 4 weeks leave. Many of our friends and family here get 6 to 7 weeks leave per year. http://www.fairwork.gov.au/Leave/annual-leave<br /><br />Re: sleep camp. For the Aussies who were confused, I was referring to Tresilian and Karitane. I know we don&#39;t call them sleep camp, but I guess that made more sense for American readers.<br /><br />Re: car seats… The guidelines for turning the carseat to face forward are based on height and weight so some babies do face forward from quite early. My daughter happens to be tiny so she&#39;s still rear facing at 15 months!<br /><br />Re: healthcare… Australia has public healthcare, but there is also a private system. So when you&#39;re pregnant you can choose to go public or private. I went public, and chose a birth centre, which meant that all of my prenatal care and most of my care during birth was provided by midwives. It was also 100% free. If you go private, you can have a private obstetrician in a public hospital, or go to a private hospital. It usually ends up costing over $5000, some of which you might get back if you have private health insurance. <br /><br />Re: &quot;chucking a sickie&quot; … I totally get that not everyone does this, but I have to say that most Aussies I know have chucked a sickie at least once (usually more). Most workplaces have at least a few sick leave days not requiring a doctor&#39;s certificate. In Canada we would call it &quot;taking a mental health day.&quot;<br /><br />Loved reading through everyone&#39;s comments!Gabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01639651610966790191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-13865781458464727022014-08-13T04:05:26.768-04:002014-08-13T04:05:26.768-04:00It&#39;s interesting what you say about sleep camp...It&#39;s interesting what you say about sleep camps. I&#39;m from Queensland and no-one I know with children has ever been to one. I wonder if it differs from state to state.Blythe Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13817625460938858954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-26790529900139567132014-08-13T00:46:34.681-04:002014-08-13T00:46:34.681-04:00For sure, the green pants! &lt;3For sure, the green pants! &lt;3TheKorthuis'http://www.blogger.com/profile/06056826383565610926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-3769476532630502162014-08-12T23:46:02.896-04:002014-08-12T23:46:02.896-04:00These are fantastic reads! Even as a Grandmother ...These are fantastic reads! Even as a Grandmother I can appreciate the stories being told through these young mom&#39;s narratives. Thank you for sharing. It&#39;s fun to learn traditions for each Country and how the mom&#39;s have blended in to the culture so well! Love it!! ;)Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713009012653760852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-63531044669944277712014-08-12T22:08:21.750-04:002014-08-12T22:08:21.750-04:00As an American married to an Aussie I related to t...As an American married to an Aussie I related to this post quite well! I adore the country and would move there in a second, but my husband&#39;s work is far more profitable here. We recently just took our 2 year old son back &#39;home&#39; to meet his extended family. I had been several times before, but it was a whole different perspective for me having a &#39;bub&#39; in tow. We live in Florida, so the weather is warm year round. However, I would say that our Aussie family has figured out how to enjoy being outdoors more than us. As far as slang is concerned, they tend to shorten words and add an &#39;ie&#39; or a &#39;y&#39; to the end...brekky for breakfast, prezzie for present etc.... Good on ya mate = good job. Bob&#39;s your uncle = and there you go. For example, &quot;Take a left, go over the bridge, past the street sign and bob&#39;s your uncle.&quot; Never got used to that one. Being part of the commonwealth, they&#39;re big on tea too...love it! When my mother in law first came to visit she was astonished that I didn&#39;t own a tea kettle and thought that drinking iced tea was so bizarre! I&#39;ve never jumped on the Vegamite wagon, but I prefer their bread to US bread...not as sweet and much softer!MeredithByhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06615911496356713228noreply@blogger.com